I dusted off something else from a good 15 years back. The first "armor work bench" I ever made. I took some 2x4s and shelving boards dad had laying around (hey, there weren't nailed to anything, it was fine ... right?). I "updated" it, and got it set up in a corner in the garage so I can do some basic tinkering again. Thought I'd post pics of a neat idea I had while cleaning some unrelated mess. I forgot to take a picture of the bench as it was from 15 years ago, before I started working. In this picture, the only recent addition is the "ladder frame" on the bottom:
Add a shelf board:
Hello, anvil (technically ASO - anvil shaped object - but enough to peen rivets and some light stuff)!
Getting there
Hooray for organized tools and hardware!
Dishing donut and stake holder bolted down and ready to go:
And the idea I had. In the earlier picture, you can see I had the hammers on the lower shelf. I found a stray exhaust u-clamp, and thought "hey, I could put a hammer in that". So I picked up a couple from home depot and made a "hammer rack" on the side:
Simple little project. Start with a u-clamp; they're about $1-$1.50 each, depending what size you get.
Drill holes, take the nuts and plate off the U, put 2 nuts back on the U and tighten them up. These will hold the U from going through the holes and keep it "out" from the wood.
Repeat as desired:
Now, put the metal strap back over the U on the *inside* of the bench.
Thread some nuts on to hold the plates down (you need to buy a second set, the U hook only comes with 2), and it's ready to go! Don't overtighten the nuts on the plates; it should be snug enough to not wiggle around, but if you try to overtighten it too much, the nut/washer will start to compress and eat into the wood.
There's some cobwebs and muck under there. The yellow foamy looking stuff is "Great Stuff". It's a spray-can foam sealant that I used to fill the gap between the two shelving boards to keep washers and shavings from falling on the stuff on the shelf below. Pardon the mess.
